hydraulic ram


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hydraulic ram
noun an automatic pump in which a large volume of water flows through a valve which it periodically forces shut, the sudden pressure change being used to raise a smaller volume of water to a higher level.
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